Brandle vs. Freshdesk

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brandle
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Brandle is a social media management platform focused on governance, compliance and minimizing the brand risks involved in social media.N/A
Freshdesk
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Freshdesk (a product of Freshworks Inc.) is a customer service solution with enterprise capability. Freshdesk unifies channels, conversations, AI capabilities, customer insights, and advanced ticketing into the Freshdesk Command Center so agents are ready to resolve. With Freddy, People-first AI, customer service teams can take AI agents live in minutes to fully resolve complex and simple queries, get response and resolution assistance from AI copilot, and stay ahead with AI insights.…
$18
per month per user
Pricing
BrandleFreshdesk
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Growth
$18
per month per agent
Pro
$59
per month per agent
Enterprise
$95
per month per agent
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrandleFreshdesk
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BrandleFreshdesk
Features
BrandleFreshdesk
Listening/monitoring
Comparison of Listening/monitoring features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
8.3
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Boolean keyword searches8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Filtering out noise/spam10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Sentiment analysis9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Broad channel coverage6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Publishing
Comparison of Publishing features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
9.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Audience targeting10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content optimization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Engagement
Comparison of Engagement features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
8.7
1 Ratings
7% above category average
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Automated routing and prioritization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer interaction histories8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Bulk actions9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Marketing
Comparison of Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
9.3
1 Ratings
19% above category average
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Lead generation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Content marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Paid media management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaigns and promotions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Channel coverage/integration
Comparison of Channel coverage/integration features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
10.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Twitter10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Facebook10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
LinkedIn10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Google+10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Instagram10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Pinterest10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
YouTube10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting/analytics
Comparison of Reporting/analytics features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
8.7
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Campaign success analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Real-time tracking9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Competitor analysis9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Account management
Comparison of Account management features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
9.0
1 Ratings
13% above category average
Freshdesk
-
Ratings
Role-based user permissions & privileges9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile access9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
-
Ratings
Freshdesk
8.5
206 Ratings
4% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets00 Ratings9.3202 Ratings
Expert directory00 Ratings8.1137 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation00 Ratings8.212 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission00 Ratings9.2203 Ratings
Ticket response00 Ratings9.0203 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
-
Ratings
Freshdesk
8.3
182 Ratings
4% above category average
External knowledge base00 Ratings8.3166 Ratings
Internal knowledge base00 Ratings8.3170 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of Product A and Product B
Brandle
-
Ratings
Freshdesk
8.6
193 Ratings
7% above category average
Customer portal00 Ratings8.6165 Ratings
IVR00 Ratings8.861 Ratings
Social integration00 Ratings8.5103 Ratings
Email support00 Ratings9.0193 Ratings
Help Desk CRM integration00 Ratings8.1123 Ratings
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Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
BrandleFreshdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.6
(273 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(25 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(42 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(6 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(6 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.5
(41 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(203 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(7 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
-
(0 ratings)
8.4
(5 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(6 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(6 ratings)
Professional Services
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(2 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(5 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
7.6
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
BrandleFreshdesk
Likelihood to Recommend
Brandle
Brandle is great for any company that doesn't get a lot of exposure. You are able to use this software as a tool in order to expand your sights on the internet. People are more easily able to access social media, websites, and apps. It also is great to use in scenarios where you want to put your company out there and be more visible to others. It may be less appropriate when companies already have a lot of exposure. It would really just be better for statistical purposes at that point.
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Freshworks Inc
I believe Freshdesk is well-suited for companies that manage multiple accounts, such as those in the Business Process Outsourcing industry. It has all the necessary capabilities, such as ticket management that uses omnichannel to receive ticket requests from service requests (managed internally) in the system, emails, etc. There are also several workflow automations that can be built within the platform/system. What is lacking is the API documentation, which limits the possibilities for further automations. Overall, it is a highly recommended tool for managing employee productivity and timeliness.
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Pros
Brandle
  • Helping to govern what we do for our social media presence.
  • Keeps track of ratings and viewing of our social media, websites, and apps.
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Freshworks Inc
  • No prior experience with similar platforms is required to use Freshdesk. I found its interface to be quite intuitive, at least for the end user.
  • It's easy to connect with other platforms, so you can sync and manage data from other platforms because the integrations work correctly.
  • Freshdesk's technical support is quite responsive, with short and effective response times. They have easily handled my questions and issues.
  • It has tools for customizing automated chats, answering frequently asked questions before transferring to an agent. Its configuration is extensive and highly customizable.
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Cons
Brandle
  • Sometimes it can glitch on you.
  • There aren't many templates.
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Freshworks Inc
  • Freshdesk is buggy, full stop. I don't know how many support tickets I submitted related to user login.
  • There can be a language barrier with support and sales.
  • There were a couple of hours-long outages that significantly impacted my company's customer experience.
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Likelihood to Renew
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
New support agents can learn the system quickly, minimizing training time and maximizing productivity from day one. Agents are more willing to use a system that is simple, reducing resistance to change and ensuring all interactions are logged (a common problem with complex systems). The platform is known for being easy to set up and customize, allowing teams (especially smaller ones) to get started with minimal technical expertise.The platform makes it easy to set and monitor Service Level Agreements (SLAs), ensuring customers get timely responses and helping managers enforce performance standards.
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Usability
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
Freshdesk is extremely easy to use as implemented it on our own with average technical skills. A lot of the options are straightforward and Freshdesk provides easy-to-understand explanations for some of the more complex-sounding ones. We recently onboarded new specialists and they were able to learn Freshdesk with minimal training.
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Reliability and Availability
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
I have encountered a lot of errors in the Freshdesk, however, they tend to resolve it on priority or at least they will share the timeline by when this can be resolved. Most of the time the issue has been from the other partner's end. They take time to resolve their vendor issues and they don't have any timelines in case of developed app errors.
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Performance
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
The reports take a lot of time to download if the time period is large. Also, the tickets take their sweet time to open and load. It is not fast as Zendesk. Only 30 tickets are visible in a single go and there isn't any option to select all. If we need to change the pages and dashboards it takes a lot of time to open.
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Support Rating
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
Because I never worked with a company that responds so quickly to their customer! They are always fast at responding and very open to new ideas and quickly turning them around to include them in future releases. They walk us through when we need assistance and are very good at communicating. Overall top notch support
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In-Person Training
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
In-person training is provided to all the agents and it is very easy to learn the basics of the Freshdesk interface. Solving tickets via dashboards, replying to the guest queries in bulk via Freshdesk. The training which is a bit hard is creating the logic according to the ticket flow and intergeration.
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Online Training
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
This tool is no doubt easy to learn but in-person training is a lot better than online training. It takes time to grasp things in the online training, however, in pandemic we have done all the training online. Apart from a bit more time we haven't faced any issues with online training.
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Implementation Rating
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
Was a fairly quick implementation for us. However, we are only doing email integration and not some of the more complex integrations that are possible. One clarification on an earlier question. I selected that Freshdesk doesn't have a given feature, but this is not true. I selected this because there wasn't a selection for I don't use the feature. This is a weakness in the survey.
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Alternatives Considered
Brandle
Brandle stacks up against other apps and software because it offers many different options. You can choose between different packages and you are able to keep track of the status of your social media websites. Brandle is able to help promote your brand in a multitude of ways and places which is why it stacks up against other brand making apps and software.
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Freshworks Inc
Compared to Crisp, Freshdesk offers much more organization and is just much more helpful when it comes to having more than one region/team. Not that Crisp is bad, but with Freshdesk, internal communication and collaboration are much easier, which was quite important for our team to grow.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
I was not very involved with the purchase/contract (my company purchased Fresjdesk before I was brought on), but I will say that pricing per agent made it difficult to grow our support team. Additionally, we were kind of disappointed after our upgrade because it didn't solve our pain points as much as we expected.
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Scalability
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
My company had Freshdesk agents from support and success. It's generally difficult to customize permissions for different agent "roles." We were a fully distributed company, so "multiple sites" doesn't apply to us. We found Freshdesk features lacking as we grew our customer base, and adding agents wasn't easy because price steeply increases with number of agents.
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Professional Services
Brandle
No answers on this topic
Freshworks Inc
- good customer support
- personal contact
- usage limited to basic product features, individually designed solutions seem unlikely
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Return on Investment
Brandle
  • It has enabled more traffic to come across our website.
  • It has brought more follows to our social media.
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Freshworks Inc
  • Increased response times - Client Success maintains at 98% SLA for resolution
  • Categorization of feedback and issues - custom ticket fields make it easier for us to review why clients contact us on a high level
  • Standardization of internal procedures via templates, canned responses and automations
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